# stupid

Pronunciation: US say "STOO-pid" /ˈst(j)u.pɪd/; say "STYOO-pid" UK /ˈstjuː.pɪd/, AUS /ˈʃt͡ʃjʉː.pɪd/

## Adjective

1. Lacking intelligence; slow to understand or learn.
   - Simple: Not smart, and slow to learn or understand things.
   - _The villain is written as stupid enough to fall for every trick._
   - _He is not stupid, just inexperienced._
2. Showing the lack of intelligence or good sense of whoever did it.
   - Simple: Showing that little thought or care was put into it.
   - _Skipping the safety check turned out to be a stupid decision._
   - _He apologized for the stupid joke that hurt his friend._
3. Unpleasant or annoying in the speaker's view; an expression of irritation rather than a judgment of intelligence.
   - Simple: Annoying or unpleasant, used to show that you are upset about something.
   - _The stupid printer jammed for the third time today._
   - _Why won't this stupid door just open?_
6. Extremely impressive; amazing. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Very good and impressive.
   - _Her guitar solo was stupid, and the whole crowd went wild._
   - _The guitarist's solo at the end of the show was stupid; the whole crowd was screaming for more._
8. Dazed or dulled, unable to think or feel clearly, as from sleep, drink, boredom or a blow.
   - Simple: Dazed and not able to think or feel properly, for example from being tired, drunk or very bored.
   - _The endless paperwork bored her stupid by noon._
   - _They worried themselves stupid waiting for news._
10. Of an amount, typically of money or time, so large as to be ridiculous, well past anything reasonable. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Of an amount, like money or time, much bigger than makes any sense.
   - _Tech companies are throwing stupid money at anyone who can build these systems._
   - _I've sunk a stupid number of hours into this video game._

## Noun

4. A foolish or unintelligent person.
   - Simple: A foolish person, or someone who acts without thinking.
   - _"Quit it, stupid, you're going to knock the whole tower over," his older brother said._
   - _Watch where you're going, stupid, you nearly knocked me over._
7. The condition or quality of being foolish or unintelligent. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: The state of being foolish or not smart.
   - _The comment section was full of pure stupid._
   - _He answered with a level of stupid that left everyone speechless._

## Adverb

5. Extremely; to a very high degree. *(slang)*
   - Simple: To a very high degree.
   - _The concert tickets were stupid expensive this year._
   - _It's stupid hot outside today._

## Adjective

9. Lacking sensation or consciousness; insensate and lifeless. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Without any feeling or life, and unable to sense anything.

## Origin

From Middle French stupide, from Latin stupidus ("struck senseless, amazed"), from the verb stupeō ("to be amazed or struck senseless"). This traces back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to push" or "hit," and is perhaps related to Old English stoppian ("to block, stop").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/stupid (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).